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PEM3009Geographich Information System2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Hilal TURGUT
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
This course aims to expose the students to the principals and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in forestry and help gain practical experiences of using Arc/Info GIS
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Explain the concept of GIS, its components, functions and data structures1,2,51,2,
LO - 2 : Digitize paper maps, design a database and input attribute data to the spatial database in Arc/Info software Manage spatial database (maps and attribute tables), copy, move, erase and organize the feature classes as coverages1,51,2
LO - 3 : Reclassify a map, conduct spatial and non-spatial queries and overlay a number of maps
LO - 4 : Prepare a map layout and print out a digital map with Arc/Info functions1,2,51,2,4
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Conceptual framework of geographic information systems, general principles, components and spatial functions of computer based spatial data analysis in decisin-making. Data, information, database management systems, spatial data, vector and raster data models, data quality. The concepts of data input (digitizing), topology, data anaysis and data display with Arc/Info GIS sotware.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to the course
 Week 2Basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), principles and components
 Week 3The use of GIS in forestry and some sample applications
 Week 4Data-information, spatial data (locatonal and attribute), database management systems
 Week 5Spatial features, raster and vector data models, data soruces and quality
 Week 6GIS functions: data input function
 Week 7Digitizing paper maps, topology generation and database design
 Week 8Introduction to Arc/Info GIS software
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Assigment 1: Digitizing a given area and constructing its database
 Week 11Spatial query
 Week 12Spatial analyssi (overlay)
 Week 13Proximity analysis
 Week 14Quiz
 Week 15Cartographic design of maps
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Yomralıoğlu T. 1999, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri, Trabzon Turkey
 
Recommended Reading
1Aranoff S., 1989. Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective. Ottawa, Canada. WDL Publications.
2Arc/Info Manuel, ESRI, USA
3ESRI, 1993. Understanding GIS - The ARC/INFO Method. Environmental Systems Research, California, USA
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 15.11.2016 1 20
Oral exam 12 13.12.2016 1 30
End-of-term exam 15 05.01.2017 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 10 30
Laboratuar çalışması 4 6 24
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 3 2 6
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load112